Katie Gardner
- Role
- Director, Category & Supply Planning at Pacific Cycle - Schwinn & Mongoose
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Katie Gardner
g••••••••@gmail.com | Strategic retail executive with a consistent track record of…
Experience
Director, Category & Supply Planning
Pacific Cycle - Schwinn & Mongoose
Jul 2021 — Present
Develop, implement, and manage the SIOP process within the organization enabling improved forecasting capacity and resource planning, cash flow, and inventory levels. Provide stewardship of end-to-end inventory management from forecast, supply planning, production, global logistics, until delivery to customer. Collaborate with suppliers on supply chain strategy to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Influence sales team to place product strategically by retail outlet through consumer insights and data analytics. Lead a high performing Business Intelligence & Reporting team to implement centralized and standardized reporting across the organization. Manage a team of 6 planners to build inventory strategy across diverse retail outlets. Cultivated relationships with cross functional partners such as sales, finance, global logistics, and trade compliance to ensure business objectives are met.
Education
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Bachelor of Science - BS, Marketing, Public Relations & Organizational Communications
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